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Posted to: Judges | 07/02/2017

Judging in Canada is not often a family affair, but occasionally two members of the same family have been appointed and served on courts in BC at the same time. There have been brothers and sisters-in-law on various BC courts simultaneously, and sisters on our Provincial Court together, but now the BC Provincial Court has judges who are mother and daughter – likely a first in Canada!

Posted to: Help | 31/01/2017

Each year, 1 in 7 British Columbians gets legal help or legal education from one of the Justice Education Society’s resources or programs.

Posted to: Judges | 24/01/2017

When a lawyer is appointed a judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia it usually makes news – often an article in the local newspaper in a size inversely proportional to the size of the community. So, in Vancouver there’ll be a short paragraph while in smaller communities more background detail and perhaps a photograph.

Posted to: Help | 17/01/2017

Updated June 2022

Posted to: Judges | 10/01/2017

Judges find different ways to deal with the stress of their work and the fact that they usually see people in crisis rather than during happy times. Some volunteer, some participate in athletic activities, and some do both.

This week's eNews describes the varied activities of a judge who does both with ferocious energy and commitment.

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